New one, Mini Drop Point, input?

[Ryan Minchew]

Johnny is it already heat treated? If not file the swedge in by draw filing. With using steel that thick on an edc I'd put the swedge in. It might take a little time by hand, but gives you more control and won't mess up.

 

[Tiiiiiiiim]

Well, today was productive, but not as much as I would have liked. As I suspected I made some work for myself when I drilled this one for a thong tube and six pins. Pretty darn hard to get that all lined up when drilling handle slabs. I'm sure there is a trick but I haven't figured it out yet. I've done it several ways in the past but that was on knives that just had two pins. This is a bit tougher for sure. I'll get it eventually but I think I'll just set aside my bent copper tubing and forget about the handle on this one for a few days so I can start fresh. First pair of handle slabs I may have to trash too

My very flawed technique goes something like this. Get the bolstery, guardy, front endy part of you're scales identical to their final profile and leave the rest of it rough cut. Lay your blank on one of the scales where it's final position is and punch/scribe through your 2 most outer pin holes. drill them. Put your pins through your first scale and knife blank and drill any other holes while the blank is still pinned on so you get them all perfect. Remove your scale from the blank and line up the fronty bits of your two scales and mark your two out most pins through to the un-drilled one. Drill the pin holes. Attach scale number two to your knife blank and drill all the other holes and hopefully it will all go together nicely!

It's probably far from the most efficient method but I've had luck with it so far.

Good luck!
Tim.

 

[ERIK KNIVES]

Tim,

I think you have a solid technique, but I have one recommendation if I may. Drill the holes with the scales completely rough cut. After all of the holes are drilled, pin the scales together and then put the final finish / contour on the bolstery guardy front endy part. After that glue them to the blank. That way they will be a mirror image (if you worked them right) and aligned.

 

[jonnymac44]

Get the bolstery, guardy, front endy part of you're scales.....

pin the scales together and then put the final finish / contour on the bolstery guardy front endy part.

WOW!! Thanks a lot guys:thumbup: If nothing else, I've at least learned some important new technical terms that I can use during knife discussions to show everybody how savvy I am!! I can picture it now......"See, here is where I used my very skilled craftsmanship to perfect the look of the bolstery, guardy, front endy part." I'm gonna knock 'em dead with that one

On a serious note, thanks for the advice Erik and Tim! I've got another one to work on tomorrow so we'll see how it goes. I think I will just scrap the two pieces of G-10 from this knife. Definitely not the end of the world, and the added time I'll have to put into the knife will be worth it, since I plan on the knife being around for a long time. I can see why corby bolts are so attractive, the tolerances with them are much looser. I wanted to learn about all types of handle work though, so I started using pins and tube. I'll get it with some practice.

 

[Tiiiiiiiim]

WOW!! Thanks a lot guys:thumbup: If nothing else, I've at least learned some important new technical terms that I can use during knife discussions to show everybody how savvy I am!! I can picture it now......"See, here is where I used my very skilled craftsmanship to perfect the look of the bolstery, guardy, front endy part." I'm gonna knock 'em dead with that one

On a serious note, thanks for the advice Erik and Tim! I've got another one to work on tomorrow so we'll see how it goes. I think I will just scrap the two pieces of G-10 from this knife. Definitely not the end of the world, and the added time I'll have to put into the knife will be worth it, since I plan on the knife being around for a long time. I can see why corby bolts are so attractive, the tolerances with them are much looser. I wanted to learn about all types of handle work though, so I started using pins and tube. I'll get it with some practice.

Haha, yeah man. I'm up with all the latest and most technical terms. Don't forget to through a few hoozits and thingimys in when your trying to impress the big guns.

Tim,

I think you have a solid technique, but I have one recommendation if I may. Drill the holes with the scales completely rough cut. After all of the holes are drilled, pin the scales together and then put the final finish / contour on the bolstery guardy front endy part. After that glue them to the blank. That way they will be a mirror image (if you worked them right) and aligned.

The only reason a like to finish the front profile first is so i know exactly how the pins are going look at the end in relation to the handle. If i don't get it right then and there, there's always a chance i'm going to sand too much off etc. then i've wasted all that time drilling holes.

But as I did say, I have very little experience so far in only completing 2 fixed blades so far.

Tim.